The 2020 New Castle County Executive election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to elect the County Executive of New Castle County, Delaware. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Matt Meyer won re-election to a second term.[1][2] Matt Meyer first won election in 2016 with 66.6% of the vote.[3]
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Incumbent County Executive Matt Meyer and New Castle County Vo-Tech district staff member Maggie Jones ran for the Democratic nomination. On September 15, 2024, Meyer defeated Jones by a 13-point margin.[4]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Matt Meyer, incumbent New Castle County Executive[5]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Maggie Jones, Vo-Tech district staff member[5]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matt Meyer (incumbent) | 43,833 | 56.5% | |
| Democratic | Maggie Jones | 33,735 | 43.5% | |
| Total votes | 77,568 | 100% | ||
General election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matt Meyer (incumbent) | 209,480 | 99.16% | +32.57% | |
| Write-In | Mike Stewart | 1,770 | 0.84% | +0.84% | |
| Total votes | 492,635 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Delaware Election Results". Department of Elections. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "2020 General Election Write-In Votes" (PDF).
- ^ "2016 General Election". Department of Elections. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "Delaware Election Results". Department of Elections. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Cherry, Amy (September 16, 2020). "'The people won' | Meyer wins another 4 years as New Castle County Executive". WDEL 101.7FM. Retrieved October 2, 2024.